Town of Braintree

Operations Manager-Water & Sewer Department from current job description comes the following:
M17 level position - $58,196 - $67,576 in five steps.
''Supervisory and skilled technical work in assisting the Executive Director in connection with construction, maintenance and repair of the Town's water and sewer distribution system, and wastewater collection system''. Tom has zero experience in sewer system construction, maintenance or repair and about as much for a water distribution system, but he was best qualified?
''Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all pumps, wastewater pumps and properties repair and maintenance''. Tom couldn't fix a basketeball pump, but our multi million dollar system is now under his responsibility to do so? Wonder how long it will take for him to become trained to do so by code?
''Exercises supervision over all personnel assigned to the treatment plant and systems maintenance''. Now, really, does our DPW Director really believe that Tom can properly supervise treatment plant personnel in how to do their jobs when Tom himself wouldn't know - as yet anyways - how to perform these tasks at the treatment plant?
''Technical College degree with technical experience in telemetry, repair and maintenance of pumps and in treatment of a public water supply, five years of progressively responsible experience in the operation of a water supply and treatment facilities; or any equivalent combination of educatin and experience''. Does riding a Mass Highway Pickup Truck for the past six years qualify him in this regard?
''Thorough knowledge of the law, rules and regulations governing the supply of potable water. Working knowledge of hydraulic engineering principles and practices.'' We could be in trouble friends if Tom is sent to the treatment plant because no one else can come in to work and Tom begins controlling chemicals being added to your water and mine?
SPECIAL QUALIFICATION: as job description says,
''Possession of T-4 Certificate - Operator of Drinking Water Facilities; D-3 for Distribution; and Class 4 for Collection Systems or be able to obtain same certificates within two years time of appointment''. That must be the catchall phrase of the entire job description......or be able to obtain same certificates wihtin 2 years? What is our peril during that 2 year period in the meantime? Mean to tell me that of all the candidates and even the other of the 4 finalists, we didn't have a candidate who met these job description requisites such as Mr. Toma of Braintree whom I don't know except realized he used to work at Water and Sewer Dept. before going to work with a company in Boston?

By Townie

HAY TOWNIE

List the job decription of the Executive Director and his job qualifications.

Don't you have anything else to do with your time ??

By townie want's a job (sorry)

Hey, Flip Head..

I don't want a job. I don't need a job. I'm too old for a job as I retired many years ago, idiot. Just ''in the know'' fool. The joke is on all of us with hirings such as this latest controversial one.
Not only does Mr. Reynolds lack any of the qualifications for this new job of his (except I suppose he does have a current valid Mass. Driver's License), but they are giving him two years to get his job required credentials.
As for the Director, he too lacks the job qualifications. His job requires a Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering; ten years progressive responsible experience in civil or sanitary engineering and in management and administration. As former employee to the town's incinerator when that folded and as former employee of Water and Sewer Department as it's operations manager for a few years, he still lacks his college degree, BUT, when he got the director's job, the DPW Director (the sole appointing authority in this instance) said in support of this appointment, ''Mr. Whalen can work under my license (degree)'' and we'll cover him that way. Hmm, what happens when Mr. McMahon leaves his job? I particularly like the part in the job description that states, ''Supervises two division supervisors directly with indirect supervisory responsibility for approximately 28 or fewer full-time employees in the department''. DIRECT and INDIRECT....who writes these job descriptions?

By Townie (ret.)

what the hey's wrong with you

'townie wants a job (sorry)? the public should have this information, how else will we ever know who is doing their job by us and who is not. whom ever made this appointment is not acting in the best interest of this town. i hope Townie continues to share his knowledge on these and like topics--this was a bag job and we the citizens pay. doesn't sound like sour grapes to me, but you sure sound like you didn't want the situation to be known.